Stretching the Zone of Proximal Development: Accelerating Learning Through ZPD Elasticity

Vygotsky's (1986) theory of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is often cited in pedagogical approaches that position the learning just above the learner's independent problem-solving level, but which the learner can do with the help of a More Knowledgeable Other (MKO). However, these approaches reflect only a partial understanding of Vygotsky's work, which describes